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Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : CRIME - Dictionaries
ISBN : 0747206201
Author : Robert J. Kelly
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780313306532
Covers major underworld figures and key criminal events as well as the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, African American organized crime, Chinese triads, the Colombian drug cartels, ecocrime, Russian organized crime, and Latin gangs.
Author : Robert J. Kelly
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028580392
Covers major underworld figures and key criminal events as well as the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, African American organized crime, Chinese triads, the Colombian drug cartels, ecocrime, Russian organized crime, and Latin gangs.
Author : Louis Kontos,David C. Brotherton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313348914
In light of Los Angeles' gang state of emergency, ethnic and minority gangs are arguably more high profile now than at any other time in our history. News media typically focus on the crime and violence associated with gangs, but not much else. This encyclopedia seeks to illuminate the world of gangs, including gang formations, routine gang activities, aberrations and current developments. One hundred essay entries related to gangs in the United States and worldwide provide a diffuse overview of the gang phenomenon. Each entry defines and explains the term, provides an historical overview, and explains its significance today. As the following entries demonstrate, gangs are part of the fabric of American society. They are not only in our communities but also our schools and other social institutions. Understanding the world of gangs is therefore needed to understand American society. Entries include: Bikers, Bloods, Cholas, Crips, gang mythology, gang warfare, graffiti, Hell's Angels, Hong Kong Triads, Latin Kings, law enforcement, occultic gangs, mafia, media, prison gangs, rites, Skinheads, Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act, tattoos, trafficking, Wanna-bes, West Side Story, Witness Protection programs, and youth gangs.
Author : Jay Robert Nash
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993-08-21
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0306805359
Organized crime reaches into almost every business worldwide, from the cleaning of restaurant tablecloths to the production of high-tech equipment; crime syndicates control entire neighborhoods, cities, and even nations. From its crude origins at the turn of the century to its present-day sophistication, organized crime has been marked by intimidation, corruption, and murder. World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime is an excursion into the underworld that uncovers the international scope—and historical roots—of today's organized crime. Brilliantly catalogued by the dean of American true-crime writers, Jay Robert Nash, this volume profiles the notorious gangsters, crime families, cartels, and gangland events that have shaped world history.Here are gangs such as the Dead Rabbits and the Whyos, who controlled nineteenth-century New York; gangsters such as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz, who brought crime to new heights of money-making and bloodshed; and contemporary organizations such as the Medellín Cartel, the ”Pizza Connection” gangsters, the Yakuza gangs of Japan, and New York's powerful Gambino family.With hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries, an international guide to organized crime, a rogue's gallery, and an extensive bibliography, World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime is the most comprehensive and authoritative source on the subject ever compiled.
Author : Lawrence M. Salinger
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1212 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452276168
Since the first edition of the Encyclopedia of White Collar and Corporate Crime was produced in 2004, the number and severity of these crimes have risen to the level of calamity, so much so that many experts attribute the near-Depression of 2008 to white-collar malfeasance, namely crimes of greed and excess by bankers and financial institutions. Whether the perpetrators were prosecuted or not, white-collar and corporate crime came near to collapsing the U.S. economy. In the 7 years since the first edition was produced we have also seen the largest Ponzi scheme in history (Maddoff), an ecological disaster caused by British Petroleum and its subcontractors (Gulf Oil Spill), and U.S. Defense Department contractors operating like vigilantes in Iraq (Blackwater). White-collar criminals have been busy, and the Second Edition of this encyclopedia captures what has been going on in the news and behind the scenes with new articles and updates to past articles.
Author : Carlo Devito
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8130902745
This Is A Landmark Reference Book That Collects Information Gathered From Source Around The Global And Uses It To Expose The Insidious Presence Of Criminal Enterprises In Every Part Of The World. Among The Most Notorious Crime Leaders, Many Not Well Known In The United States Despite The Long Reach Of Their Influence, Are: Abdullah Catli, Turkish Crime Lord, Monya Elson, Reputed Boss Of Russian Crime, Pablo Escober, Infamous Colombian Drug Lord, Dawood Ibrahim, Based In Karachi, Pakistan, One Of The Most Powerful Crime Lords On The Indian Subcontinent And Mastermind Of The 1993 Mumbai (Bombay) Bombings In India, Kazu Taoka, Boss Of The Most Powerful Yakuza Family In Japan.
Author : Carl Sifakis
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780816069897
More than 500 alphabetical entries provide information on the people, places and events associated with the Mafia.
Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-05
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1568583486
Black Hand, Tammany Hall, political scandals, mafias, cartels, and opium gangs. The Encyclopedia of Gangsters provides an encompassing look at organized crime around the world. More than just the Sicilian Mafia, who are celebrated by pop culture and often depicted on the silver screen in films such as the Godfather trilogy and Scarface, the world of gangsters spans the globe and has deep roots. The Encyclopedia of Gangsters is arranged both chronologically and geographically, highlighting the legendary figures, the famous heists and busts, and the stranglehold these organizations still exert today. Infamous characters like Al Capone, Carlo Gambino, John Gotti, Arnold Rothstein, Isadore Blumenfeld, Wah Ching, Sergei Mikhailov, and Phoolan Devi are profiled in this colorful and comprehensive collection.
Author : Carl Sifakis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Crime
ISBN : 0816040400
Author : Carla Lewandowski,Jeff Bumgarner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781440862632
This authoritative set provides a comprehensive overview of issues and trends in crime, law enforcement, courts, and corrections that encompass the field of criminal justice studies in the United States. This work offers a thorough introduction to the field of criminal justice, including types of crime; policing; courts and sentencing; landmark legal decisions; and local, state, and federal corrections systems—and the key topics and issues within each of these important areas. It provides a complete overview and understanding of the many terms, jobs, procedures, and issues surrounding this growing field of study. Another major focus of the work is to examine ethical questions related to policing and courts, trial procedures, law enforcement and corrections agencies and responsibilities, and the complexion of criminal justice in the United States in the 21st century. Finally, this title emphasizes coverage of such politically charged topics as drug trafficking and substance abuse, immigration, environmental protection, government surveillance and civil rights, deadly force, mass incarceration, police militarization, organized crime, gangs, wrongful convictions, racial disparities in sentencing, and privatization of the U.S. prison system.
Author : Dr Wayne a Johnson
Publisher : Llr Books-Leader
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615986935
Author : Eric W. Hickey
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 076192437X
The Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime is edited by a internationally recognized expert on serial killers, covering both murder and violent crime in their variant forms. Included will be biographies, chronologies, special interest inset boxes, up to 100 photos, comprehensive article bibliographies, and appendices for things like famous unsolved cases, celebrity murders, assasinations, original source documents, and online sources for information.
Author : Stephen Schneider
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780470835005
"You're lucky he didn't have an ice pick in his hands. I know how this guy performs." -Mobster Paul Volpe speaking about a Buffalo-mafia enforcer named "Cicci" Canada is lauded the world over as a law abiding, peaceful country - a shining example to all nations. Such a view, also shared by most Canadians, is typically naïve and misinformed. Throughout its history, to present day and beyond, Canada has been and will continue to be home to criminals and crime organizations that are brilliant at finding ways to make money - a lot of money - illegally. Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada is a remarkable parallel history to the one generally accepted and taught in our schools. Organized crime has had a significant impact on the shaping of this country and the lives of its people. The most violent and thuggish - outlaw motorcycle gangs like Hells Angels - have been raised to mythic proportions. The families who owned distilleries during Prohibition, such as the Bronfmans, built vast fortunes that today are vested in corporate holdings. The mafia in Montreal created and controlled the largest heroin and cocaine smuggling empire in the world, feeding the insatiable appetite of our American neighbours. Today, gangs are laying waste the streets of Vancouver, and "BC bud" flows into the U.S. as the marijuana of choice. Organized crime is as old as this nation's founding, with pirates ravaging the east coast, even as hired guns by colonial governments. Since our nation's earliest times, government and crime groups have found that collusion can have its mutual benefits. Comprehensive, informative and entertaining - as you will discover in the remarkable period pieces devised by the author and the illustrations commissioned specially for this book - Iced is a romp across the nation and across the centuries. In these pages you will meet crime groups that are at once sordid and inept, yet resourceful entrepreneurs and self-proclaimed champions of the underdog, who operate in full sight of their communities and the law. This is the definitive book on organized crime in Canada, and a unique contribution to our understanding of Canadian history.
Author : Nate Hendley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313354526
A detailed compendium of American gangsters and gangs from the end of the Civil War to the present day. American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia ranges from Western outlaws revered as Robin Hoods to the Depression's flamboyant bootleggers and bank robbers to the late 20th century's drug kingpins and "Dapper Dons." It is the first comprehensive resource on the gangster's historical evolution and unshakable grip on the American imagination. American Gangsters, Then and Now tells the stories of a number of famous gangsters and gangs—Jesse James and Billy the Kid, the Black Hand, Al Capone, Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels, the Mafia, Crips and Bloods, and more. Avoiding sensationalism, the straightforward entries include biographical portraits and historical background for each subject, as well as accounts of infamous robberies, killings, and other events, all well documented with both archival newspapers and extensive research into the files of the FBI. Readers will understand the families, the places, and the times that produced these monumental criminals, as well as the public mindset that often found them sympathetic and heroic.